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The Path Toward Cures for Hepatitis B & C: Patrick Higgins' Story
https://reachmd.com/programs/villanova_health_summit/path-toward-cures-hepatitis-b-c-patrick-higgins-story/7600/Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Patrick Higgins, President and Chief Operating Officer of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, to discuss his research team's inspiring journey toward developing a cure for Hepatitis C. Following this success, Tekmira aims to accelerate the pace of research and development for a novelHealth IT Transformations at the American Medical Association
https://reachmd.com/programs/conversations-on-health-care/health-it-transformations-american-medical-association/7594/This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Steven J. Stack, President of the American Medical Association. Dr. Stack addresses the medical profession's ongoing transformation with health IT and meaningful use, ICD-10 adoption and the need to redesign medical training to meetCDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden on the Nation's Top Public Health Threats
https://reachmd.com/programs/conversations-on-health-care/cdc-director-dr-tom-frieden-nations-top-public-health-threats/7576/This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2009. Dr. Frieden discusses the most pressing challenges at the CDC, including antibiotic-resistant infections, the opioid abuse epidemic, and the recent Ebola eUnderstanding the Naming Policy for Salt Drug Substances
https://reachmd.com/programs/FDA-Drug-Information-Updates/understanding-naming-policy-salt-drug-substances/7459/FDA Drug Info Rounds pharmacists discuss the application of the United States Pharmacopeia’s Monograph Naming Policy for Salt Drug Substances in Drug Products and Compounded Preparations (USP Salt Policy) by FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Learn more of the FDA Drug Info Rounds.Disposal of Unused Medicines
https://reachmd.com/programs/FDA-Drug-Information-Updates/disposal-unused-medicines/7460/What do you do with medications that have not been used or are out of date? FDA Drug Info Rounds pharmacists discuss medication disposal options and some special disposal instructions for you to consider when throwing out expired, unwanted, or unused medicines. Learn more of the FDA Drug Info RoundsPrevention and Control of Skin Cancer
https://reachmd.com/programs/grand-rounds-nation/prevention-and-control-skin-cancer/7472/Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, affecting 5 million individuals each year. Melanoma, the third most common skin cancer, is the deadliest kind of skin cancer, resulting in approximately 9,000 deaths each year. Most cases of skin cancer are preventable, but despiteRisk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
https://reachmd.com/programs/FDA-Drug-Information-Updates/risk-evaluation-and-mitigation-strategies-rems/7461/REMS are required risk management plans that use risk minimization strategies beyond the professional labeling to ensure that the benefits of certain prescription drugs outweigh their risks. FDA Drug Info Rounds pharmacists discuss the many components of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REGlobal Polio Eradication: Reaching Every Last Child
https://reachmd.com/programs/grand-rounds-nation/global-polio-eradication-reaching-every-last-child/7470/Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected person’s spinal cord, causing life-long paralysis or in rare instances, death. The eradication of polio remains an important priority for the CDC and many of its globalNext Generation Simulators: Where Gaming Meets Clinical Decision-Making
https://reachmd.com/programs/primary-care-today/next-generation-simulators-where-gaming-meets-clinical-decision-making/7417/Case-based simulator software is fast becoming the hottest and most innovative form of medical education in clinical training programs today. Joining Dr. Brian McDonough to update listeners on the origins, rapid evolution, and future horizons of medical simulation is Douglas Seifert, Founder and CEOCoping with the First Experience of Death in a Medical Career
https://reachmd.com/programs/profiles-in-clinical-excellence/coping-first-experience-death-medical-career/7446/Dr. Francis Salerno recounts his first exposure to death in his medical career, analogous to the experience of many health professionals young and old: the anatomy lab cadavor. What lessons can be drawn from these experiences, and how do they inform clinical practice years down the road?